At the same time, Huayu and others also sensed that something was wrong, and they all looked towards the courtyard within the city: "It seems someone inside is devouring spiritual energy, and it seems to be devouring it madly. Could it be that kid is about to break through?"
"Breakthrough?" Changfeng was startled: "How is this possible? In just one year, how could this kid possibly break through!"
As they were talking, countless spiritual energies from the Eastern Domain surged towards the courtyard. The entire courtyard was like a fairyland, with spiritual power reaching an extreme.
"He must be breaking through, we can't let him succeed!"
The Cangying Clan Leader hurriedly said, "This kid, before breaking through, was able to kill a Great Sage. If he really breaks through to the Great Sage realm, I'm afraid even if we attack together, we might not be able to stop him!"
The other clan leaders also nodded and moved towards the courtyard. They absolutely could not allow such a thing to happen. At least in their eyes, Lu Fan must die, and the human race must be annihilated.
"My human race finally has a glimmer of hope!"
Elder Wuming showed a smile and directly shot into the sky. A massive light barrier enveloped them, trapping the more than ten Great Sages of the beast race. This formation was extremely terrifying. If it were ordinary Saints, they would likely turn into meat paste within this formation.
"Blood Formation!"
Huayu and others exclaimed, their gazes turned towards Elder Wuming: "You old man, you don't want to live anymore, do you? To stop us, you actually used a blood formation and burned your vital essence. This will cost you your life!"
"The human race has reached its final moment. Old man, my life is not worth much!" Elder Wuming laughed, "Even if I burn all my vital essence, I must stop you today."
"Count me in!"
Elder Bandao also soared into the sky, strands of vital essence scattering. This was a secret technique of their Central Continent Academy. If it wasn't for the critical moment, no one would do this.
After all, burning vital essence was no trivial matter, and it could cost one's life at any moment.
Huayu and the others' faces turned ashen. They all used their strength to try to break out of this blood formation. They absolutely would not allow Lu Fan to successfully break through. Unfortunately, Elder Wuming and the others were not afraid of death, and they madly burned their vital essence. Only this way could the formation become more terrifying.
The vital essence of a Great Sage, this was something that was hard to come by. The vital essence of each Great Sage was limited. Once it was all used up, it would be like fuel, directly consumed.
"Beast race, heed my command, destroy this city!" Huayu shouted loudly. Although they were trapped in the formation and couldn't get out for the time being, the beast race had many experts, and they could act directly.
"We obey!" The beast race members clasped their fists, looking even more imposing. They almost directly stepped towards the courtyard.
"You will not succeed!"
Ouyang Qingqing and others spoke out, exuding an aura. At the same time, Young Master Tao and others were also trapped around the courtyard, wanting to forcefully protect it. Although they were not Great Sages, all the Great Sages of the beast race were sealed and couldn't come out for a while. At this moment, they were the strongest combat power.
However, there were too many such combat powers in the beast race. Even if they wanted to protect it, they were somewhat powerless.
In the blink of an eye, several figures arrived within the courtyard, looking extremely terrifying. They directly slammed into the courtyard, wanting to interfere with Lu Fan's breakthrough. Only in this way would the human race truly despair. In a sense, all of the human race's hope was placed on Lu Fan.
"We will not let you succeed!"
Qing Die and Bai Die appeared, wanting to block these figures. Unfortunately, these few people didn't even glance at them and simply knocked them away. In their eyes, these people were insignificant.
They were Saint Kings of the beast race, and naturally not ordinary people. After dealing with Qing Die and the others, they rushed towards the courtyard without hesitation. At this point, they had nothing to fear.
In that instant, three figures were violently blown away, blood seeping from their lips. Within the courtyard, there was a terrifying aura that completely suppressed them.
Seeing these Saint Kings die tragically, the beast race members were filled with shock. They clearly hadn't expected things to be so terrifying, which caught them somewhat off guard.
Huayu's expression also turned ashen upon seeing this scene. He hadn't expected Lu Fan to be able to spare a hand to act while breaking through.
Elder Wuming and Elder Bandao coughed up blood, their faces extremely pale. They were continuously burning their vital essence to buy time for Lu Fan. Now that things had come to this, this was probably all they could do.
Feeling Lu Fan's terror, no one in the beast race dared to step into the courtyard anymore. Their eyes were filled with apprehension. They had personally witnessed several Saint Dragonmen-level powerhouses perish here, which was even more shocking.
Changfeng and the others did not hesitate either, continuously attacking the blood formation. With each impact, Elder Wuming would cough a few times, with bloodstains at the corners of his mouth.
After a while, the blood formation was finally broken. The two elders' bodies exploded, blood seeping from their lips, their faces extremely pale. At this point, the situation was no longer something they could control. However, they knew very well that all of the human race's hope was now pinned on Lu Fan, and they, these two old fellows, were no longer useful.
"Let us all attack together and destroy the courtyard, so that the kid's efforts are in vain!" Huayu said, his words sounding rather sharp.
The other beast race experts all nodded. They were well aware of this. If Lu Fan could not be completely suppressed, it would be a disaster for the entire beast race.
Just as they were about to act, a rumbling sound of thunder suddenly echoed from the sky, enveloping the entire courtyard. It looked exceptionally terrifying.
"What is this? Lightning tribulation!"
Elder Wuming was slightly stunned, his eyes filled with joy. He hadn't expected Lu Fan to break through so quickly and be about to charge towards the Great Sage realm. This was a grand event for them.
"Not good, this kid has already attracted the lightning tribulation. If he successfully overcomes it, we will be in danger!" Huayu said, his expression becoming solemn.
"Since he is going to undergo tribulation, we will kill him in his unprepared phase!" Changfeng said coldly, with a chilling intent. Even he hadn't expected things to develop so dramatically, which was somewhat unfathomable and made him curious.